Handball At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
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, began on 7 August and ended on 21 August 2016. Games were held at the
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. Denmark won their first gold medal, defeating defending champion France 28–26 in the final. Germany won the bronze medal by defeating Poland 31–25. The medals were presented by
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from Sweden, Cuba and France respectively and by
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and Per Bertelsen, President, 1st Vice President and Caretaker Chairman of the Commission of Organizing and Competition of the IHF respectively.


Competition schedule


Qualification


Competition format

The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.


Referees

16 refereeing pairs were selected on 5 July 2016.


Rosters


Draw

The draw took place on 29 April 2016.


Seeding

The seeding was announced on 10 April 2016.


Group stage

''All times are local ( UTC−3).''


Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage


Bracket


Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Bronze medal game


Gold medal game


Ranking and statistics


Final ranking

*Source
IHF.info


All-star team

* Goalkeeper:
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* Left wing: Uwe Gensheimer * Left back:
Mikkel Hansen Mikkel Hansen (born 22 October 1987) is a Danish former professional handball player. Widely regarded as the greatest handball player of all timeHansen has won the IHF World Player of the Year a record-tying three times. He played as a left bac ...
* Central back:
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* Right back:
Valentin Porte Valentin Porte (born 7 September 1990) is a French handball player for Montpellier Handball. He won the European title in 2014, the world title in 2015 and 2017, and an Olympic gold medal in 2020. He also won EHF Champions League in 2018 with Mo ...
* Right wing: Lasse Svan Hansen * Line player: Cedric Sorhaindo *
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Mikkel Hansen Mikkel Hansen (born 22 October 1987) is a Danish former professional handball player. Widely regarded as the greatest handball player of all timeHansen has won the IHF World Player of the Year a record-tying three times. He played as a left bac ...
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IHF.info


Top goalscorers

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Top goalkeepers

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Medalists


References


External links


Official website
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